Eric Bentley

Eric Bentley

Eric Bentley, (born September 14, 1916 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) is a renowned critic, playwright, singer, editor and translator. He became an American citizen in 1948, and currently lives in New York City. In 1998 he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame; he is also a member of the New York Theater Hall of Fame, in recognition of his years of performances in cabarets.

Bentley met Bertolt Brecht at UCLA as a young man and is considered one of the pre-eminent experts on Brecht, whose work he has translated. He edited the Grove Press issue of Brecht's work, and made two albums of Brecht songs for the legendary Folkways Records label, most of which had never been recorded in English before.


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Mack the Knife

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Doomed Generations

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About Poor B.B.

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Memory of Marie

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Keiner Oder Alle!

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Supply and Demand

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To My Countrymen

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To the Little Radio

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Solidaritätslied

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Easter Sunday, 1935

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